Punctuation is what separates one sentence from another. If you believe that long sentences can be beautiful, you're not far off from believing that removing pu

Punctuation is what separates one sentence from another. If you believe that long sentences can be beautiful, you're not far off from believing that removing punctuation can bring benefits too. A lack of punctuation can be especially beneficial in dialog. People don't converse in quotes and grammatically correct pauses. Conversation often flows back and forth, without direct responses to previous statements. There is often an underlying confusion to dialog, and when we impose punctuation around it, you lose something. Consider the difference between: "You gonna do it tonight?" "Didn't you hear? You know he's going to be there." And: You gonna do it tonight Didn't you hear - you know he's going to be there There is an element of confusion of intent in the latter that can add to a story.